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Dattu Phadkar
Dattatraya Gajanan Phadkar
Born: 12 December 1925, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Died: 17 March 1985, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Maharashtra, Mumbai, Hindus, Bengal, Railways, India.
Known As: Dattu Phadkar
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break, Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v Australia at Sydney, 2nd Test, 1947/48
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd Test, 1958/59
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 31/12/1958)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 31 45 7 1229 123 32.34 2 8 21 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 5994 277 2285 62 36.85 7-159 3 0 96.6 2.28
FIRST-CLASS
(1942/43 - 1959/60)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 133 178 29 5377 217 36.08 8 92 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 10272 466 22.04 7-26 31 3
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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For a decade, Dattu Phadkar rendered yeoman service to Indian
cricket as a genuine all rounder. A hard hitting middle order
batsman and an accurate medium paced bowler who could swing the
ball both ways prodigiously, Phadkar was one of the leading
players in the country from the late forties to the late fifties.
Tall and handsome and very much the cricketing heart throb in his
day, Phadkar was taken to Australia in 1947-48, principally as a
reserve seam bowler but he forced his way into the playing eleven through a series of fine all round performances. Particularly gratifying was his advance with the bat and he not only displayed courage while facing Lindwall and Miller, but also played aggressive
strokes. He headed the Test averges scoring 314 runs (52.33). On
his Test debut he scored 51 at No 8 and took three for 14. He
added another half century in the next Test and then with Vijay
Hazare added a record 188 runs for the sixth wicket. In the
process, Phadkar notched up his maiden Test century.
Phadkar was a regular member of the Indian team after that and
toured England in 1952, West Indies in 1953 and Pakistan in 1954-55.
At home he played against West Indies in 1948-49, England in 1951-52, Pakistan in 1952-53, New Zealand in 1955-56, Australia in 1956-57
and West Indies in 1958-59. His best bowling was seven for 159
in the first innings against West Indies at Madras in 1948-49.
Against England at Calcutta in 1951-52 he displayed his all round
skill by scoring 115 and taking four wickets in the match. As only
to be expected, Phadkar had an excellent record in the Ranji
Trophy. Making his debut at 17, Phadkar went on to captain Bombay
and finished with 1920 runs (46.82) and 216 wickets (16.61) in
the national competition. His highest score was 217 for Bombay
against Maharashtra in 1950-51.(Partab Ramchand)
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